Expression and perception of endpoints during language acquisition : Three studies on Czech

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Expression and perception of endpoints during language acquisition : Three studies on Czech

Original language description

The description of goal-oriented motion events differs cross-linguistically. Speakers of languages with a phasal perspective (such as Russian) describe these events as a process, while speakers of languages with a holistic perspective (such as Czech) emphasize the final state of the event, i.e., an endpoint. For instance, when someone walks toward a house, Czech speakers are more likely to mention the house as an endpoint in their description than Russian speakers (Schmiedtová, 2013a). This paper investigates the prominence of endpoints during language acquisition of Czech preschoolers in three experiments. Firstly, we investigated the frequency of endpoint expression by Czech children (N=40) in an elicitation task compared to an interactive setting. Secondly, we compared the endpoint production of Czech children (n=25) with that of Russian children (n=25). Lastly, we examined whether visual fixations on endpoints increase in Czech children (n=75) with age. Our findings suggest that parent-child interaction is crucial in directing children&apos;s attention toward endpoints. However, Czech children appear to be considerably independent in their production of endpoints. This study provides insights into how Czech children describe and perceive endpoints, a topic that has not been previously analyzed.

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60203 - Linguistics

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Studie z aplikované lingvistiky / Studies in Applied Linguistics

ISSN

1804-3240

e-ISSN

2336-6702

Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

23

Pages from-to

7-29

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